Cali
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That's bloody alright! First thing that hits me is a metallic-like twang (that deepens and softens more into the other notes later on), and thennnn that clove comes out (kinda wanna lick this)... I think the main note that i am getting must be the pomegranate, which is one that I am not super aquainted with, but it's decidedly red, lucious and slightly "watery". Unfortunately i have to take this off as this seems to be triggering a migraine for me. 😭
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Ooph, heady and very strong a-something akin to a strong white floral/jasmine right from the get-go (though both the rose and champaca are there), and quickly (phew) calms down; honestly just a lovely mix of both; it is the rose with freshly-cut stems/the greeny note in there, not the peacock queen-rose. It's not very ampy at all which is what I was expecting with the champaca, but a lot of this frustratingly dissapears on my skin! Bah!! May be too "soapy-feeling" for some, but to me it's just dusty enough that is dissuades from that.
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Oh no, did I buy the wrong lovebat? (Sorry pink lovebat, you're adorable too)! Straight from the imp this is delightful, reminds me of those overly-sweet fantas i had as a kid in New Zealand they had well over 20 years ago in so many fluorescent colours that don't exist anymore and would probably make me sick these days. But oh so happy, fuzzy. The bubbly-ness calms down a little bit on drydown, but there is still hat candy-green apple with a soft-creamy centre. Mint provides the fuzzyness. Unfortunately not a great throw but loving this. Would be a LOVELY summer scent! And may need to find myself a bottle.
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Delicious black cherries, dry (but not too heady) plum wine on a smokyyyy (fiery) base of kyphi and red sandalwood. On my skin too, the cherries phase out quite a lot and it turns into a far more dragon-matched scent indeed. Still very sweet and surprisingly soft; he kyphi also gets less fiery and the 'funk' in here also drops significantly. I am left with a fluffy red skin musk.
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So delicious!! Very similar to Pumpkin spice hot buttered rum, this is slightly more orange and sweet, but equally as delightful!
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Ohhhh goodness, this is that fresh water scent I was hoping to find someday. It's more tropical-aesthetic leaning, but does not have any green or florals to back that up/distract from the blueishness. The notes are all there exactly as stated, the salt to me grounds it slightly, just makes sure it doesn't go into too-sweet territory.
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Oooh, I can't help but invision some kinda crossroads coming out of a forest, dirt paths lined by sweet mosses and night florals, lit by moonlight and a pertubing flash of lightning. At drydown, you've chosen your path and ended up in a glorious herb garden (with some stubborn or just beloved flowers).
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Black Butterfly Moon: Myrrh and Black Berries
Cali replied to doomsday_disco's topic in Duets & Menage A Trois
Hm. Maybe it's just me but there is a certain "nature"-quality in here that reminds me of the dustyness of butterfly wings. Indeed a good mix of Myrrh and blackberries - sliiihgtly candy-leaning blackberries and i too am finding a bit of a dark plum in here. Also agree with the fizzy/velvetyness. Quite intriguing for such a simple scent description. -
Ooo I vibe with this. A gorgeous thick juicy plum with some very faint smokey red musk, white & gold specks (they calm down a little bit once dry) and that deep labdanum... These work hauntingly well together, to form this gorgeous, deep-in-thoughts, close to the skin scent.
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Oh dear. Strong citrus, bubbly greens and golds and leafy-musk base. I am on the same level as LavenderCoffee as I was expecting a slightly more patchouli, perhaps grittier perfume? This is lovely but not that; I AM getting the patchouli (it reminds me very very very very vaguely of reptoid dominion) in the background, and it morphs into a pretty sweet hard candy mix of yellow-orange-and green flavours with the orange containing a sprinkle of cinnamon (must be the clove and a mix of a few other notes giving that kinda impression) and the backing of a fresh, green leather.
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Unfortunately for me it's the almond-cherry forward note to me in here. That stays super strong. However, the ice cream note stays deliciously creamy and the strawberry does not go off as previous perfumes have done on my skin. The papayo juice gives this a loooovely candied frosty lining. ...Is there a little wafer-note in there or am I tweaking? Who knows - as much as the cherry is a bit too much for me, it is a lovely, lovely foodie.
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2025 version. Ohhhh this is lovely and exacly what I expected. In the bottle it's kinda scary - there's a linnen ish-edging-on-zesty mix in there alongs that's quite wild within the bottle, but it calms down on the skin thankfully. There is something in here i can vaguely describe as "soapy", but it's more of a clean-nondescript soapy if that's any help. It really otherwise is like a faded somewhat nostalgic scent of time and fragrance past. A sepia-tinted vortex to days of old. The caramel musk stands out above all and is absolutely delicious. First time I put this on was when I got my new stuff in the mail and was already wearing Pumpkin spice hot buttered rum (and couldn't help trying this on on top of that) - and I can report that they go very well together!
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Yes.... Yes, yes!! First impression from the bottle; just got it in today so it may need more settling, but i am excited; there is this dusty, fabricy and soft mix of the frankincense, champaca, opoponax, amber, patchouli root and musk which is a dusky dark grey swirled mix, backed by a colder white-blueish floral. No blood-anything for me. On skin and drydown there is a more creamy note, reminiscent (but not close to) the white clown paint note, soft - a mix of the bourbon vanilla and the black amber. The plum amps a bit and adds a soft, squishy purple streak This smells more like a skin musk to me, a really good wish-i-smelled-like-this skin musk. With some throw (it's not super close to the skin). Really glad I got this in the end, it's so different from most of what I tried and it's a lovely "journey" to wear each time. Been coming back every few weeks to try and leave a review for this one.... it's hard to describe. Please be nice. :')
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Oh no, it's got that "raisin" note in here that i've smelled before and unfortunately is just not my thing. The pumpkin is lovely and sweet, not nausiating once it dries down on my skin as pumpkin sometimes does (yay). Theres some cinnamon and vaguely perhaps a tiny bit of other spices (clove?) and this doughy-sticky cake note. Which, so unfortnately for me does not work. I did not put on much, but it's still got a decent throw. Think i just have to give up on baked-related foodies, but of that is your thing you will LOVE this!!
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Dirt, but not the zombi dirt, this is grittier, darker and perhaps... wetter? Strong and sharp white florals and greens, and a patchouli that's more of a lighter yellow one? It's kind of moldy to me. Not for me unfortunately.
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A beautiful spicy, musky and strong rosewood. Not too complicated, but beautiful - I understand why this gets written off as masculine, it has a slight fougere-y feel to it, but I think this can go both ways.
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This was surprisingly soft, summery and relaxing. Honestly I don't have much more to add, the notes are all there - 'tis indeed sluggish/slow, and I found it quite nice to dab a little bit before sleeping.
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super strong metallic note, on top of soft patchouli, amber and very green oakmoss - the cardamom and tonka i can pick out too, they kinda dance around. On drydown the metallic strengthens the oakmoss at some point on me and I have to scrub this off too. Too much for me, but other people would love this!
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Clean sheets, not familiar with tolu balsam, but this is a very herby - cotton scent. Weedsmoke is another note that's standing out here, though it's almost more akin to a lemon, not the nasty stuff I smell on the street here. There's slight pink-yellow playfulness in the background, but mostly this is herby clean sheets on me.
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Oooh! A smokey apple, with in the background a thick dusty plum casmere and labdanum. It's whiskeyish without the alcohol. Warm, cozy, crisp - almost a skin-scent even.
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Ooph. A big of thrash of musky animalistic patchouli, balsam, and rootsy greens right in our face! Below that a dusty spicyness, sweet honey and a soft beeswax. Almost a touch chocolaty on drydown. It's giving me a headache, unfortunately.
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A beautiful lighter purple version of snake oil. The poppy petals are a big floral swirl of blue, and the plum and laudanum wetish (not aquatic) purple slightly overpowering the snake oil (of which I mostly get the vanilla, a lot of it has dissapeared but that happens on my skin). Another quite fancy, intoxicating version of snake oil!
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This is overwhelming at the start, but it dries down to a softer, deep red, heavy velvety goodness. A backdrop of soft tobacco, beautiful bed of red musk, labdanum and dirrrrrty patchouli, lightened slightly by the juicy fruits and a veil of heavy vanilla, topped by the clearly smoked rose petals. None of the dark notes are overpowering or too dark, and the 'smoked' note nor tobacco here drag any other notes down with them - they're there, but soft, and almost powdery. Very beautiful palet. Bougie. Don't need more, but very happy to have finally tried this!
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This is what I was hoping an other blue scent I've tried so far was like. It's just purely delicious blue candy goodness on my skin, comforting and soft, while it has a pretty decent throw (while the other blue scents tend to dissapear on me or go weird). This stays blue! Need me a fullsize.
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Cherry that borders sliiightly on almond in the bottle - but on my skin definately goes more into cherry territory (that difference is small, but important to me lol). A strong red rose, and a touch of very light pink pepper; with indeed a vanilla bean wax at the centerpiece. The cherry on me comes in in wafts, not as strong at all on me as for example in stańczyk. The velvet rose and wax are the strongest notes on me.